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Skeleton cuts-An efficient segmentation method for volume rendering (2010)
Journal Article
Xiang, D., Tian, J., Yang, F., Yang, Q., Zhang, X., Li, Q., & Liu, X. (2011). Skeleton cuts-An efficient segmentation method for volume rendering. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 17(9), 1295-1306. https://doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2010.239

Volume rendering has long been used as a key technique for volume data visualization, which works by using a transfer function to map color and opacity to each voxel. Many volume rendering approaches proposed so far for voxels classification have bee... Read More about Skeleton cuts-An efficient segmentation method for volume rendering.

Introduction: European Union political leadership in international climate change politics (2010)
Book Chapter
Connelly, J., & Wurzel, R. K. (2010). Introduction: European Union political leadership in international climate change politics. In R. Wurzel, & J. Connelly (Eds.), The European Union as a leader in international climate change politics (3-20). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203839959

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, few still doubt that climate change poses one of the biggest challenges facing humankind. Certainly, the European Union (EU) and most of its Member States have made climate change a major political priori... Read More about Introduction: European Union political leadership in international climate change politics.

Environmental NGOs Taking a lead? (2010)
Book Chapter
Connelly, J., & Wurzel, R. K. (2010). Environmental NGOs Taking a lead?. In R. Wurzel, & J. Connelly (Eds.), The European Union as a Leader in Climate Change (214-231). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203839959

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), which set up its offi ce in Brussels in 1974, remained for more than a decade the only major environmental non-governmental organisation (ENGO) focusing primarily on European Union (EU) environmental policy. I... Read More about Environmental NGOs Taking a lead?.

Mono- and tri-cationic porphyrin-monoclonal antibody conjugates: photodynamic activity and mechanism of action (2010)
Journal Article
Smith, K., Malatesti, N., Cauchon, N., Hunting, D., Lecomte, R., van Lier, J. E., …Boyle, R. W. (2011). Mono- and tri-cationic porphyrin-monoclonal antibody conjugates: photodynamic activity and mechanism of action. Immunology, 132(2), 256-265. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2010.03359.x

Two cationic porphyrins bearing an isothiocyanate group for conjugation to monocolonal antibodies have been synthesized. The two porphyrins conjugated efficiently to three monoclonal antibodies (anti-CD104, anti-CD146 and anti-CD326), which recognize... Read More about Mono- and tri-cationic porphyrin-monoclonal antibody conjugates: photodynamic activity and mechanism of action.

Vibrations of a single adsorbed organic molecule: anharmonicity matters! (2010)
Journal Article
Ulusoy, I. S., Scribano, Y., Benoit, D. M., Tschetschetkin, A., Maurer, N., Koslowski, B., & Ziemann, P. (2011). Vibrations of a single adsorbed organic molecule: anharmonicity matters!. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 13(2), 612-618. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cp01289k

Vibrational spectroscopy is a powerful tool to identify molecules and to characterise their chemical state. Inelastic electron tunnelling spectroscopy (IETS) combined with scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) allows the application of vibrational ana... Read More about Vibrations of a single adsorbed organic molecule: anharmonicity matters!.

Towards a new world order for climate change: China and the European Union's leadership ambition (2010)
Book Chapter
Dai, X., & Diao, Z. (2010). Towards a new world order for climate change: China and the European Union's leadership ambition. In R. Wurzel, & J. Connelly (Eds.), The European Union as a leader in international climate change politics (252-268). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203839959

Traditional Chinese thinking holds that human development and nature are in ‘one’ (harmony, or ). The notion of harmony between nature and society suggests that the ancient Chinese were already aware of the importance of the ecological system to huma... Read More about Towards a new world order for climate change: China and the European Union's leadership ambition.

Atorvastatin increases 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentrations in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (2010)
Journal Article
Sathyapalan, T., Shepherd, J., Arnett, C., Coady, A., Kilpatrick, E. S., & Atkin, S. L. (2010). Atorvastatin increases 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentrations in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Clinical Chemistry, 56(11), 1696-1700. https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2010.144014

BACKGROUND: It has been shown that many women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) insufficient. Both statin treatment and vitamin D supplementation have been shown to improve biochemical hyperandrogenemia, insulin re... Read More about Atorvastatin increases 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentrations in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Discourses of democracy in neighborhood governance (2010)
Journal Article
Farrelly, M., & Sullivan, H. (2010). Discourses of democracy in neighborhood governance. Critical Policy Studies, 4(3), 234 - 249. https://doi.org/10.1080/19460171.2010.508920

This article is concerned with neighborhood governance reflecting a policy agenda which identifies the ‘neighborhood’ as a significant space for democratic renewal. But how is democracy understood and practiced? Many neighborhood policy programs are... Read More about Discourses of democracy in neighborhood governance.

Listeners' perceptual and emotional responses to tonal and atonal music (2010)
Journal Article
Prior, H. (2011). Listeners' perceptual and emotional responses to tonal and atonal music. Psychology of music, 39(4), 468-502. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735610378182

Research in music and emotion has largely focused on responses to tonal music on isolated occasions. This article presents a novel approach to the study of music and emotion that investigates the effects of familiarity on listeners' responses to tona... Read More about Listeners' perceptual and emotional responses to tonal and atonal music.

Microwave synthesis and crystal structures of two cobalt-4,4′- bipyridine-sulfate frameworks constructed from 1-D coordination polymers linked by hydrogen bonding (2010)
Journal Article
Prior, T. J., Yotnoi, B., & Rujiwatra, A. (2011). Microwave synthesis and crystal structures of two cobalt-4,4′- bipyridine-sulfate frameworks constructed from 1-D coordination polymers linked by hydrogen bonding. Polyhedron, 30(2), 259-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2010.10.010

Two extended solids displaying both one-dimensional coordination polymer and two-dimensional hydrogen-bonded structural features has been prepared under microwave-assisted hydrothermal conditions. [Co(H2O)(4)(4,4'-bipyridine)](4,4'-bipyridineH(2))cen... Read More about Microwave synthesis and crystal structures of two cobalt-4,4′- bipyridine-sulfate frameworks constructed from 1-D coordination polymers linked by hydrogen bonding.

Production of deuterium labelled (−)-epicatechin in a microreactor (2010)
Journal Article
Betts, J. W., Kitney, S. P., Fu, Y., Peng, W., Kelly, S. M., & Haswell, S. J. (2011). Production of deuterium labelled (−)-epicatechin in a microreactor. Chemical Engineering Journal, 167(2-3), 545-547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.093

Green tea catechins have been reported to have multiple health benefits. To understand their metabolic and toxicological interactions in the human body studies need to be undertaken using stable isotope labelled compounds, but they can be time consum... Read More about Production of deuterium labelled (−)-epicatechin in a microreactor.

Microfluidic synthesis of silica nanoparticles using polyethylenimine polymers (2010)
Journal Article
He, P., Greenway, G., & Haswell, S. J. (2011). Microfluidic synthesis of silica nanoparticles using polyethylenimine polymers. Chemical Engineering Journal, 167(2-3), 694-699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.079

A microfluidic reactor system for the synthesis of silica nanoparticles has been developed from commercially available ETFE tubing (0.17-1.0 mm diameter) connected in series to support the hydrolysis, nucleation and particle growth based on a sol-gel... Read More about Microfluidic synthesis of silica nanoparticles using polyethylenimine polymers.

Marine management - Towards an integrated implementation of the European marine strategy framework and the water framework directives (2010)
Journal Article
Borja, Á., Elliott, M., Carstensen, J., Heiskanen, A. S., & van de Bund, W. (2010). Marine management - Towards an integrated implementation of the European marine strategy framework and the water framework directives. Marine pollution bulletin, 60(12), 2175-2186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.09.026

Through implementing environmental Directives, Europe has moved towards coordinated and integrated catchment-to-coast management, following the most novel legislation on ecosystem-based approaches worldwide. The novel joint synthesis of this directio... Read More about Marine management - Towards an integrated implementation of the European marine strategy framework and the water framework directives.

Cholesterol and lipid phases influence the interactions between serotonin receptor agonists and lipid bilayers (2010)
Journal Article
Batchelor, R., Windle, C. J., Buchoux, S., & Lorch, M. (2010). Cholesterol and lipid phases influence the interactions between serotonin receptor agonists and lipid bilayers. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(53), 41402-41411. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110.155176

Solid state NMR techniques have been used to investigate the effect that two serotonin receptor 1a agonists (quipazine and LY-165,163) have on the phase behavior of, and interactions within, cholesterol/phosphocholine lipid bilayers. The presence of... Read More about Cholesterol and lipid phases influence the interactions between serotonin receptor agonists and lipid bilayers.

The US government dual banking regulation levels, transaction costs and HSBC's strategy in acquiring Marine Midland Banks, Inc., 1978-80 (2010)
Journal Article
Lu, Q. (2010). The US government dual banking regulation levels, transaction costs and HSBC's strategy in acquiring Marine Midland Banks, Inc., 1978-80. Business history, 52(6), 955-977. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2010.511184

This paper undertakes a case study of HSBC acquiring Marine Midland Banks, Inc. (MMBI) in the US between 1978 and 1980, a historic incident that had a catalytic impact on the whole debate about foreign banking in the US and re-examination of the rest... Read More about The US government dual banking regulation levels, transaction costs and HSBC's strategy in acquiring Marine Midland Banks, Inc., 1978-80.

Adaptive evolution of four microcephaly genes and the evolution of brain size in anthropoid primates (2010)
Journal Article
Montgomery, S. H., Capellini, I., Venditti, C., Barton, R. A., & Mundy, N. I. (2011). Adaptive evolution of four microcephaly genes and the evolution of brain size in anthropoid primates. Molecular biology and evolution, 28(1), 625-638. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msq237

The anatomical basis and adaptive function of the expansion in primate brain size have long been studied; however, we are only beginning to understand the genetic basis of these evolutionary changes. Genes linked to human primary microcephaly have re... Read More about Adaptive evolution of four microcephaly genes and the evolution of brain size in anthropoid primates.